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[–] humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

A backhanded kind

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[–] xianjam@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago (6 children)

It's a valid question that created a lot of interesting answers. When you shut down questions like these, people go elsewhere to ask these questions and get racist answers.

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[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Why is it Germans get spared in the question (it asked about Nazi contributions, not German) but they paint the Japanese with the same broad brush.

If the question was “what were the contributions made by the Axis countries” I wouldn’t have called it out. It’s a reasonable question.

Insert women, or African Americans, or any other minority in place of “the Japanese”, and you’ll see why it reads as bigoted.

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[–] xianjam@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

Oh, that's totally fair to call out, but to be honest, I didn't understand what you meant the first time.

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[–] Patnou@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Well I don't hold Nazi and German as both inclusive so I serperated them. We have gotten a lot from German's but was wondering if something came along from the bad side. It would be calling all German's Nazi's which are two seperate entities, at least in my opinion.

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[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

I agree it’s not fair to paint all Germans as Nazis. Why then is it okay to treat all Japanese as one?

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[–] Patnou@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Sorry I am an American and not really pc or up to date on it. What would the evil side during the period of Japan be called? Seriously asking

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[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I would’ve probably gone with “Imperial Japan.”

I think you either have go with separating those in power and the people (as you did with Nazis/Germans) or with the people at large (because to some degree the people are responsible for those that represent them.)

When the white people are given the benefit of the doubt but the non-whites aren’t, it exposes a bias, perhaps unconsciously.

I tend to think the separation of leaders and its people is the most fair, in part because I too am American and don’t want to answer for my current “leadership.”